Preserved Lemons

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Created by Moira Hodgson
Oprah.com | January 01, 2006

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Ingredients

  • 4 lemons, plus fresh juice of 4 lemons
  • 2 cups kosher salt, as needed
  • 5 coriander seeds, whole
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 cloves, whole

Preparation

Step 1

Sterilize a 1-quart pickling jar. Put an inch-thick layer of salt on bottom of jar, then tightly pack in lemons along with coriander, bay leaf and cloves, adding salt as you go to surround lemons. Add enough lemon juice to cover.

Before using in dishes, rinse salt from lemons under cold running water. Stored unopened at room temperature, lemons will keep for a year. Once opened, store in refrigerator up to two months. (White crystals may form on top from mixture of oil, salt and pith.)